Richard Shaw wrote:
> That's being rather pedantic... Yes it's considered non-free because
> of the screwy licensing agreement, however, the software is free to
> download and use,
Free of charge (gratis) != Free Software
Free Software as defined by the Free Software Foundation refers to freedom,
not price.
Freedom to "download and use" is not sufficient, freedom to study, modify
and distribute is essential, and may not be restricted by arbitrary
limitations (nor of course forbidden entirely), otherwise the software is
not free.
> it is open source.
"The source code is available" != "the software is Open Source".
Open Source is a term defined by the Open Source Initiative, which means
almost the same thing as Free Software.
The source code being merely available can be termed "Shared Source" (a term
coined by M$), "source-available" or whatever, but NOT "Open Source".
Kevin Kofler
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